The review, written by eight academics specialising in social work, claims that consultation documents, including the survey, may “influence consultation responses”.
Its design will “seriously compromise the validity of any data gathered through it”, the document adds.
The survey, published last week, aims to collect views from across the sector on the extension of certain emergency amendments to legislation relating to children’s social care introduced as a response to Covid-19 through a series of five questions.
The changes were introduced in April through the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, also known as Statutory Instrument 445, and are set to expire on 25 September.
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